710.H/42: Telegram
The Minister in Uruguay (Dawson) to the Secretary of State
[Received March 11—5 p.m.]
24. I am informed unofficially by an official of the Uruguayan Foreign Office that Argentina has suggested to Uruguay the desirability of postponing until next year the Lima Conference, that no reply has as yet been given and that before replying, the Foreign Office would be glad to know the attitude of our Government. While the information has been conveyed to me unofficially it has been made plain that the Minister of Foreign Affairs would like to be informed through me of the Department’s attitude. My impression is that the Uruguayan Government holds no decided views in the matter but wishes to avoid giving offense to either Argentina or Peru and rather feels that a decision can best be reached in Washington.